Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UNICEF: Western Europe
UNICEF: Western Europe: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 72.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
72.1%
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
215th
of 221 groups
All-time high
75.2%
in 2003
All-time low
65.9%
in 1996
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UNICEF: Western Europe, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Western Europe recorded 72.1% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UNICEF: Western Europe peaked at 75.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 65.9%, in 1996.
That places UNICEF: Western Europe 215th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UNICEF: Western Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 70.5% | — |
| 1971 | 70.2% | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 70.0% | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 70.6% | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 70.9% | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 71.7% | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 71.3% | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 71.3% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 71.3% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 70.9% | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 71.1% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 72.0% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 70.4% | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 70.0% | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 70.0% | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 69.7% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 68.9% | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 68.6% | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 68.4% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 68.0% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 67.9% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 67.8% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 67.7% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 67.2% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 66.0% | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 66.2% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 65.9% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 67.1% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 71.6% | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 71.3% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 74.1% | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 73.8% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 74.5% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 75.2% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 71.0% | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 70.6% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 72.1% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 71.8% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 72.1% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 72.3% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 72.0% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 72.4% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 72.7% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 70.8% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 71.1% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 71.7% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 71.4% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 71.1% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 71.4% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 71.7% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 72.0% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 72.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 72.0% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 72.1% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 72.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 70.9% | 70.0% | 71.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.7% | 68.0% | 72.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.9% | 65.9% | 71.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.7% | 70.6% | 75.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.6% | 70.8% | 72.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.1% | 72.0% | 72.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Western Europe
More education data for UNICEF: Western Europe
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.86 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.70 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 223,264 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0004 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UNICEF: Western Europe was 72.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 75.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.9% in 1996.
- How does UNICEF: Western Europe rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 215th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: Western Europe data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release